Minimum altitude for aircraft; acrobatic flying.
Norfolk City Code § 29-61
in effectSec. 29-61. - Minimum altitude for aircraft; acrobatic flying.
(a) Except when operating under a permit issued pursuant to section 29-62, and except when taking off from a landing field, airport or other property designated for that purpose by the owner, no person shall fly any aircraft in the city at a height less than the following:
(1) Over any congested area of the city, not less than one thousand (1,000) feet.
(2) Over any open-air assembly of people, not less than one thousand (1,000) feet.
(3) Elsewhere, not less than five hundred (500) feet.
(b) No person shall acrobatically fly any aircraft in the city:
(1) Over any congested area of the city.
(2) Over any open-air assembly of persons or below two thousand (2,000) feet in height over any established civil airway, or at any height over any established airport or landing field, or within one thousand (1,000) feet horizontally thereof.
(3) Over any other place at a height less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet.
"Acrobatic flying," as used in this subsection, means intentional maneuvers not necessary to air navigation.
(c) Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to aircraft used in interstate or foreign commerce, nor to aircraft flown over property or places belonging to or under the control of the United States of America, or any of its agencies.
(Code 1958, § 31-2)
Source: City of Norfolk, Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/norfolk/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COCI_CH29OFIS_S29-61MIALAIACFLFetched: 11/1/2026